HEX atlas value

#78775E

#78775E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Nickel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 119, 94, HSL 58, 12%, 42%, has luminance 0.1799, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#78775E Sample readable text

HEX #78775E

RGB rgb(120, 119, 94)

HSL hsl(58 12% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 22, 53)

Luminance 0.1799

Contrast Black 4.6:1White 4.57:1

CSS

--color-78775e: #78775E;
.background-78775e { background-color: #78775E; }
.text-78775e { color: #78775E; }

Luminance0.1799

Black text4.6:1AA Pass

White text4.57:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#78775E","rgb":[120,119,94],"hsl":[58,12,42],"cmyk":[0,1,22,53],"luminance":0.1799,"contrast":{"black":4.6,"white":4.57}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#454436","hex":"#454436","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.13,"contrastWhite":9.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A5A48D","hex":"#A5A48D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#5E5F78","hex":"#5E5F78","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.38,"contrastWhite":6.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#908D47","hex":"#908D47","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.09,"contrastWhite":3.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.71,"contrastWhite":5.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Nickel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78775e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/nickel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/machinery-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dim-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E5F78","analogous":["#786A5E","#6C785E"],"triadic":["#5E7877","#775E78"],"tetradic":["#5E786A","#5E5F78","#785E6C"],"splitComplementary":["#5E6C78","#6A5E78"],"monochromatic":["#A5A48D","#78775E","#454436"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A5A48D","dark":"#454436","saturated":"#908D47","desaturated":"#6B6B6B","pastel":"#ABABAB","neon":"#FFF700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":21.095023109728988},{"slug":"machinery-gray","name":"Machinery Gray","hex":"#6C6F70","distance":23.065125189341593},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":23.280893453645632},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":23.280893453645632},{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":25.019992006393608}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78775E

#78775E is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #78775E is visually closest to Nickel, a named gray color with HEX #727472.

The RGB channels are 120, 119, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg with 12% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1799, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.6:1AA Pass

White text4.57:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78775E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.6:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.57:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#454436#FFFFFF text · best 9.84:1#454436

#A5A48D#000000 text · best 8.29:1#A5A48D

#5E5F78#FFFFFF text · best 6.21:1#5E5F78

#908D47#000000 text · best 6.09:1#908D47

Granite#FFFFFF text · best 5.66:1#676767

Generated Palette

#78775E#78775E

#5E5F78#5E5F78

#786A5E#786A5E

#6C785E#6C785E

#A5A48D#A5A48D

#454436#454436

Color Harmonies

#5E5F78#5E5F78

#786A5E#786A5E

#6C785E#6C785E

#5E7877#5E7877

#775E78#775E78

Variants

#A5A48D#A5A48D

#454436#454436

#908D47#908D47

#6B6B6B#6B6B6B

#ABABAB#ABABAB

Lemon#FFF700

Nearest Named Colors

Nickel#727472

Machinery Gray#6C6F70

Dim Gray#696969

Dim Grey#696969

Granite#676767

#78775E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78775E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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